The 9 Best New Year’s Eve Cocktails

New Year’s Eve cocktails are a thing you need in your life. When you ring in the new year, everyone around you will probably be holding a glass of sparkling wine. There’s nothing wrong with that — there are plenty of great bubblies to wash away memories of 2016. But sometimes tradition gets stale and you need something a little stronger.

Enter the New Year’s cocktail. Follow this guide to the perfect cocktails for every New Year’s Eve for any type of party — from pajama party to classy mixer.

The Grapefruit Hot Toddy

Grapefruit Hot Toddy

Ingredients:

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1.5 ounces gin
4 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce honey
Grapefruit slice garnish

Instructions:

Heat grapefruit juice in a small saucepan, then pour it into a serving glass. Add the honey and gin, stir, and serve.

Festive Punch for One

festive punch for one

Ingredients:

1.5 ounces London Dry gin
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1/2 ounce Crème de Cassis
1 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces ginger ale
1 cup ice
Lemon twist

Instructions:

Combine everything but the ginger ale into a cocktail shaker. Shake, then strain into a Champagne flute. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a lemon twist.

Walnut and Maple Old Fashioned

Maple walnut old fashioned

Ingredients:

2 ounces bourbon
1/4 ounce maple syrup
3 dashes walnut bitters
1 cup ice
Cracked walnut

Instructions:

Add everything into a mixing glass and stir. Strain into a serving glass over ice, garnish with walnut.

Citrus Champagne Cocktail

champagne citrus

Ingredients:

1 sugar cube
1 dash citrus bitters
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce orange juice
Champagne

Instructions:

Put the sugar cube at the bottom of a Champagne flute and add the dash of bitters on top. Pour in lime and orange juice, and top with Champagne.

Peppermint White Russian

peppermint white russian

Ingredients:

1 ounce coffee liqueur
1 ounce vodka
2 ounces cream
1 ounce milk
1 dash peppermint extract
1 cup ice

Instructions:

Add ice, coffee liqueur, and vodka to a serving glass and stir. In a separate cup, combine cream, milk, and peppermint extract. Pour the milk mixture into the serving glass over a spoon.

Cranberry Apple Hot Toddy

cranberry hot toddy

Ingredients:

1.5 ounces bourbon
2 ounces apple juice
3 ounces cranberry juice
1 teaspoon honey
Juice from 1/2 lemon

Instructions:

Heat apple, cranberry, and lemon juice in a small pan. Stir in the honey. Pour the mixture into a serving glass and add bourbon. Garnish with apple.

Mulled Wine

mulled wine

Ingredients:

1 bottle red wine
1 orange
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Brandy

Instructions:

Add orange juice and strips of the orange peel into a pot. Pour the bottle of wine and add the remaining ingredients. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and heat on medium-low. Add a shot of brandy to each serving.

Red Wine Hot Chocolate

red wine hot chocolate

Ingredients:

1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup red wine
Whipped cream
Dark chocolate shavings

Instructions:

Slowly heat milk in a saucepan on low heat and whisk the cocoa powder in. Remove it from the heat and add red wine. Stir. Top with whipped cream and dark chocolate.

Negroni Punch

Festive Punch

Ingredients:

1 bottle Campari
1 bottle sweet vermouth
1 bottle Prosecco
2 oranges
2 apples
Strawberries

Instructions:

Mix Campari, sweet vermouth, and Prosecco into a punch bowl. Slice the oranges and apples into wedges, as well as the strawberries. Stir in fruit. Garnish with apple and strawberry.